Council accepts OCIC recommendation on conservation easement, approves rezoning and three ordinances on immediate effect

Oberlin City Council took several formal actions during its Jan. 21 meeting. The items listed below summarize each motion, the outcome recorded in the meeting and key details the council made public.

1) Western Reserve Land Conservancy: OCIC recommendation accepted The council accepted a January recommendation from the Oberlin Community Improvement Corporation (OCIC) that Western Reserve Land Conservancy obtain an appraisal and move to purchase a conservation easement on the Research and Commerce Park property at the northeast corner of Oberlin Road and East Lorraine Street. The council instructed the law director to prepare a purchase-and-sale agreement and the conservancy said it would seek public funding with an early-March grant deadline. - Motion/mover: recommendation to accept OCIC report (mover/second not specified in transcript) - Vote: recorded roll call in favor (Lopez, Peterson, Walter, New, McFarland, English, Johnson): all "Aye"; outcome: approved - Notes: Andrew McDonough (Western Reserve Land Conservancy) said a purchase-and-sales agreement and the appraisal would be provided to the city and that the conservancy will pursue grant…